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2nd December 2020
By: Noah Abrahams
As the festive period comes back around, boxing should once again provide the entertainment. Forget about Home Alone or Elf, it’s in the ring where the real excitement awaits.
Errol Spence Jr vs Danny Garcia – Saturday 5th
The first key fight of the month will see Errol Spence Jr defending his WBC and IBF welterweight championships against former two-weight champion Danny Garcia.
Spence has been undefeated since adding the WBC belt to his collection on 28th September 2019. ‘The Truth’ claimed a split decision over Shawn Porter – The welterweight who beat Garcia to claim the vacant WBC belt in 2018.
An event that has been postponed by months due to the outbreak of Covid-19, a small number of fans will be granted access to the arena.
The main card is set to commence at 2am GMT on the morning of the 6th. The main event ring walks are anticipated for roughly 5am GMT.
Premier Sports will be broadcasting the show for viewers in the UK.
A whopping 73% of all Boxing Guru readers think that Spence will beat Garcia in Texas.
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Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev – Saturday 12th December
The second key fight of the month will see Britain’s Anthony Joshua defending his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev.
Neither boxer would have fought in over a year. AJ has been out of action since beating Andy Ruiz Jr in their Saudi Arabia re-match last December, whilst Pulev last fought American heavyweight Rydell Booker in California.
For AJ’s first fight on UK soil in over two years, we are expecting fireworks. With negotiations ongoing for an undisputed world title fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury in 2021, AJ cannot afford to slip up against a man who has only previously been beaten by Wladimir Klitschko.
The world title clash presents the perfect chance for Pulev to pull off a Ruiz styled upset at the 02 Arena.
There will be an expected 1,000 boxing fans at the event shown live on Sky Sports Box Office (PPV). The undercard will get under way at 7pm GMT, with the main event expected to start between 10pm and 11pm GMT.
A staggering 79% of all Boxing Guru readers think that Joshua will beat Pulev in London.
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Shakur Stevenson vs Toka Kahn Clary – Saturday 12th December
Former undefeated featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson will fight Toka Kahn Clary for the junior lightweight title in Las Vegas.
Stevenson captured a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In October 2019, ‘Sugar’ beat Joet Gonzalez via unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO featherweight world title.
Kahn Clary lost to Kid Galahad at featherweight level in October 2018 and has since won three straight fights at junior lightweight level.
The fight will appear on the undercard of the Felix Verdejo vs Masayoshi Nakatani lightweight clash. Stevenson vs Kahn Clary will be available to stream on Fite TV (PPV).
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Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez vs Callum Smith – Saturday 19th December
The third and final key fight of the month will see WBA “super” super middleweight champion Callum Smith up against the WBA “regular” super middleweight champion Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez. Smith’s Ring super middleweight title will also be on the line.
Álvarez, who will compete for the second time in his career at 168 pounds, steps back into the ring for the first time since capturing the WBO light heavyweight title in November 2019. ‘Canelo’ became a four-division world champion when he beat Sergey Kovalev 13 months ago.
Smith is considered the best 168-pound fighter in the world. The Englishman hasn’t competed since beating John Ryder via unanimous decision in November 2019. ‘Mundo’ won the WBA title a year before by knocking out George Groves at the World Boxing Super Series Final – September 2018.
A staggering 84% of all Boxing Guru readers think that ‘Canelo’ will beat Smith and once again prove that he is the pound for pound fighter in the world.
The fight will be available to watch for UK viewers on DAZN worldwide. The main event ring walks will be anywhere between 4am and 5am GMT.
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Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell – Saturday 2nd January
The opening fight of the new year will be between young American prospect Ryan Garcia and Britain’s former two-time world title challenger Luke Campbell, for the WBC interim lightweight title.
Campbell, the 2012 bantamweight Olympic champion in London, has only recently recovered from testing positive for coronavirus.
The Hull-born boxer has not fought since his defeat to Vasiliy Lomachenko in August 2019 for the WBC, WBA and WBO lightweight world titles.
Garcia claims that he will knock out Luke Campbell within three rounds. Whilst yet to establish himself among the ‘big boys’, the Californian is confident of victory.
The winner will become the immediate mandatory challenger for WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney.
The fight will be shown on DAZN in the UK and Ireland. Timings are yet to be announced.
